title: Work stress: its components and its association with self-reported health outcomes in a garment factory in Bangladesh-Findings from a cross-sectional study.
abstract: Bangladesh is one of the leading exporters of ready-made garments (RMG) worldwide producing at very low cost almost exclusively for Western markets. Empirical evidence on psychologically adverse working conditions and their association with health in the RMG setting remains sparse. Drawing on insights from previous ethnographic research, we conducted a cross-sectional epidemiological study among 332 RMG workers in Dhaka, Bangladesh. High work-related demands and poor interpersonal resources represented key components of work stress and were important determinants of poor health. The key work stress components observed in this study partly differed from those identified in Western work place settings.
authors.affiliation: Mannheim Institute of Public Health, Social and Preventive Medicine, Mannheim Medical Faculty, Heidelberg University, Ludolf-Krehl-Str.7-11, 68167 Mannheim, Germany; Cluster of Excellence "Asia and Europe in a Global Context", Heidelberg University, Voßstr. 2, 69115 Heidelberg, Germany. Electronic address: Steinisch@asia-europe.uni-heidelberg.de.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Steinisch
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yusuf
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Omar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: Hasan M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Ashraf
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Strümpell
authors.forename: Joachim E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: Adrian
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Loerbroks
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001459:Bangladesh; D003020:Clothing; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry; D008297:Male; D016017:Odds Ratio; D057566:Self Report; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications*; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Bangladesh; Garment industry; Self-rated health; Work stress